Emerson vs Hastings

A side-by-side comparison of Emerson and Hastings: population, income, housing, and more.

Emerson and Hastings are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Emerson has the higher population (547 vs 121 in Hastings). Hastings has the higher median household income ($81,719 vs $47,426 in Emerson). Emerson has the higher median home value ($113,600 vs $93,800 in Hastings).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Hastings
Population	547	121
Median age	45.1 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,426	$81,719
Median home value	$113,600	$93,800
Median gross rent	$913	—
Housing units	271	60
Homeownership rate	80.3%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Hastings
Population	491 → 547 (+11.4%)	192 → 121 (-37.0%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $47,426 (-11.8%)	$56,250 → $81,719 (+45.3%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $113,600 (+45.8%)	$57,900 → $93,800 (+62.0%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $913 (+24.6%)	—

Emerson

Population

491547

Median household income

$53,750$47,426

Median home value

$77,900$113,600

Median gross rent

$733$913

Hastings

Population

192121

Median household income

$56,250$81,719

Median home value

$57,900$93,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Hastings
Under 5	2.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	20.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.6%	3.3%
25 to 34	6.9%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	19.4%	26.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	7.4%
65 to 74	11.5%	5.8%
75 and over	7.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Hastings
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	80.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	19.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Hastings
No high school diploma	15.9%	9.0%
High school graduate	35.6%	50.6%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Hastings
Drove alone	88.9%	76.8%
Carpooled	4.5%	19.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	3.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Hastings
1-unit, detached	90.0%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Hastings
Poverty rate	16.3%	1.7%
Average household size	2.35	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1938	1938